Topological magnetic hysteresis in single crystals of CeAgSb2 ferromagnet

dc.contributor.author Prozorov, Ruslan
dc.contributor.author Bud'ko, Sergey L.
dc.contributor.author Canfield, Paul
dc.contributor.department Physics and Astronomy
dc.contributor.department Ames National Laboratory
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-28T22:40:24Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-28T22:40:24Z
dc.date.issued 2022-02-02
dc.description.abstract Closed-topology magnetic domains are usually observed in thin films and in an applied magnetic field. Here we report the observation of rectangular cross-section tubular ferromagnetic domains in thick single crystals of CeAgSb2 in zero applied field. Relatively low exchange energy, small net magnetic moment, and anisotropic in-plane crystal electric fields lower the domain wall energy and allow for the formation of the closed-topology patterns. The tubular domain structure irreversibly transforms into a dendritic pattern upon cycling the magnetic field. This transition between closed and open topologies results in a 'topological magnetic hysteresis'— the actual hysteresis in magnetization, not due to the imperfections and pinning, but due to the difference in the pattern morphology. Similar physics was suggested before in pure type-I superconductors and is believed to be a generic feature of other nonlinear single (present case), or two-phase (type-I superconductor) systems where the effects similar to demagnetization (shape-dependent macroscopic variation of properties) lead to pattern formation.
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dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/kv7k6p8v
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Iowa State University Digital Repository, Ames IA (United States)
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dc.title Topological magnetic hysteresis in single crystals of CeAgSb2 ferromagnet
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